Hecarim vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Hecarim
based on 2,681 Hecarim vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Hecarim vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Hecarim vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Hecarim
Tips for Playing as Hecarim against Nasus
Devastating Charge deals more damage based on the distance traveled. Try using Onslaught of Shadows or Summoner Spells such as Ghost or Flash to maximize this damage.
Spirit of Dread restores Health when nearby enemies take damage, including damage dealt by allies. Cast this during a large fight to maximize Hecarim's survivability.
Advice to Win Against Nasus
Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.
Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.
While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.
Hecarim vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Hecarim in LoL
The stats shown here highlight some significant Hecarim versus Nasus counter stats that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Hecarim’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Hecarim may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nasus..
Hecarim typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Nasus. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Hecarim and Nasus
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Who is Better, Hecarim or Nasus?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Hecarim usually loses when trying to fight Nasus, with a 46.1% win rate. Thus, Hecarim makes a poor counter for Nasus.
While Hecarim does have a lower win rate than Nasus, when they face off with one another, Hecarim also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Hecarim into Nasus.
Furthermore, Hecarim has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nasus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Hecarim vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Hecarim is a terribly counter to Nasus. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hecarim against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Hecarim to counter Nasus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Hecarim usually picks up a lot less CS relative to Nasus. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Hecarim versus Nasus build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Spear of Shojin. When Hecarim combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Nasus than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Hecarim had an average win rate of 46.1% battling Nasus with this build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Nasus as Hecarim, you should take the Phase Rush, Nimbus Cloak, Celerity, Waterwalking, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Hecarim vs Nasus battles, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.1% win rate overall.
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